What Doggies Can Do, but Few Humans Can

  • Start the day without caffeine
  • Always be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains
  • Not complain and bore others with troubles
  • Eat the same food every day and be grateful for it
  • Understand when loved ones are too busy to giveĀ  you any time
  • Take criticism and blame without resentment
  • Ignore one’s limited education and never correct them
  • Resist treating a rich friend better than a poor one
  • Conquer tension without medical help
  • Relax without alcohol
  • Sleep without the aid of drugs
  • Live without watching television

Lovingly submitted by our dear father. Some excerpts derived from 2009 Old Farmers Almanac.